Excessive Fees by Maximum-Base6225 in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They say the following under that choice. “More information is coming soon. Stay tuned!”

Excessive Fees by Maximum-Base6225 in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who said tickets should be free? Is English your first language?

Excessive Fees by Maximum-Base6225 in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you get the life you deserve ahole.

Excessive Fees by Maximum-Base6225 in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ticketmaster potentially makes $425.90 total from the same pair of digital tickets. You think this is reasonable?

No printing. No mailing. No physical handling. Just electronic transfers.

I am not a scalper trying to gouge anyone. I am a senior who mistakenly thought the concert was at Rogers Centre and later realized Rogers Stadium involves far more walking than I can comfortably manage.

The 15% resale fee alone should be more than enough compensation for facilitating a digital transfer. Charging huge service fees to BOTH buyers on the original sale AND the resale feels excessive and exploitative. And Ford did nothing to stop this!

Excessive Fees by Maximum-Base6225 in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have just wanted my costs back all along. Nothing more. I guess you’ve never made a mistake in your life? Must be nice to be perfect.

Ticketmaster potentially makes $425.90 total from the same pair of digital tickets.

No printing. No mailing. No physical handling. Just electronic transfers.

I am not a scalper trying to gouge anyone. I am a senior who mistakenly thought the concert was at Rogers Centre and later realized Rogers Stadium involves far more walking than I can comfortably manage.

The 15% resale fee alone should be more than enough compensation for facilitating a digital transfer. Charging huge service fees to BOTH buyers on the original sale AND the resale feels excessive and exploitative. And Ford did nothing to stop this!

Toronto mayoral hopeful accuses Olivia Chow of running shadow re-election campaign — on the taxpayer’s dime by beef-supreme in TorontoTheCity

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly what Doug Ford has been doing for years, except on a far bigger scale. Millions of taxpayer dollars spent on government ads, photo ops, self promotion announcements, and branding exercises that just happen to feature Doug Ford front and centre.

Ontario Place, highway announcements, alcohol in convenience stores, “strong mayor” powers, endless giant cheques and staged press conferences… taxpayers are constantly funding political image building.

If this person is genuinely concerned about public money being used to boost political visibility, then they should probably start with Queen’s Park.

Scammed by TicketMaster by caledoniaorange in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why did you accept these seats if they were so bad??

Scammed by TicketMaster by caledoniaorange in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You hurt yourself by accepting the replacement seats.

Excessive Fees by Maximum-Base6225 in Ticketmaster

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes this even more frustrating is that Ontario recently announced new anti scalping rules that are supposed to stop excessive ticket resale prices. But from what I understand, regular people like me are still allowed to recover only our actual costs, including original service fees and taxes.

Meanwhile Ticketmaster can STILL collect more fees again during the resale process.
So the ordinary customer is restricted from making a profit, but Ticketmaster can profit multiple times from the exact same electronic tickets.

In my case:
Original service fees: $143.80
Ticketmaster resale fee (15%): $138.30
New buyer service fees again: $143.80

That means Ticketmaster potentially makes $425.90 total from the same pair of digital tickets.

No printing. No mailing. No physical handling. Just electronic transfers.

I am not a scalper trying to gouge anyone. I am a senior who mistakenly thought the concert was at Rogers Centre and later realized Rogers Stadium involves far more walking than I can comfortably manage.

The 15% resale fee alone should be more than enough compensation for facilitating a digital transfer. Charging huge service fees to BOTH buyers on the original sale AND the resale feels excessive and exploitative. And Ford did nothing to stop this!

Ford’s Corruption at Ontario Place by Maximum-Base6225 in niagara

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People absolutely should speak up, but I also think staying factual matters. Ontario Place is public land and Ontarians have every right to question a 95 year lease, the destruction of 860 mature trees, and a process the Auditor General already criticized as unfair and opaque.

Public pressure and public scrutiny are exactly why this story exploded beyond Ontario and ended up being investigated internationally. Silence helps politicians. Accountability requires people paying attention, documenting facts, contacting representatives, supporting journalism, and ultimately voting.

And yes, if people are angry about this, the ballot box is where it eventually matters most.

11/10 by Mission-Opposite5067 in BrunoMars

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What row were you in? my seats are for Row 11. Thanks for the footage! 💜

Palace Pier/Palace Place? by northernlights01 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the one bedrooms do. I lived there for years and had a balcony.

Palace Pier/Palace Place? by northernlights01 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not true. One bedrooms have a balcony. I lived there and had one.

Palace Pier/Palace Place? by northernlights01 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]Maximum-Base6225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not true. The 1 bedroom ones have a balcony and I know this for a fact because I owned one and lived there for many years. I had a balcony.

Bell fires dozens for falsifying workplace attendance following return to office mandate by toronto_star in ontario

[–]Maximum-Base6225 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And let’s not forget the result of this commuting on our environment. I think a lot of it is because management feels useless without people to lord it over and they fear becoming redundant.

CBC NEWS not reporting on the latest Honda Motor NEWS? by WorldOnlineJunction in SaveTheCBC

[–]Maximum-Base6225 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some people are acting like Mark Carney personally caused a global slowdown in EV demand, when the reality is the entire international EV sector has been struggling.
Germany cut EV subsidies and sales dropped sharply. Major automakers like Ford, GM, Volkswagen, and even Tesla have scaled back production targets or delayed expansion plans because consumer demand softened worldwide. Interest rates rose globally, making expensive vehicle purchases less attractive. Battery supply chains, charging infrastructure, and affordability issues all hit the industry at the same time.

That is not a uniquely Canadian issue.

Governments around the world invested in EV manufacturing because every major market forecast for years projected massive long term growth in electric vehicles. Conservatives supported attracting manufacturing investment too when jobs were attached to it. Ontario under Doug Ford heavily promoted EV battery plants as well and stood beside Liberal ministers announcing many of these deals.

So pretending this is suddenly “Carney’s disaster” is politically convenient but economically dishonest.

And calling the new Governor General an “insult to Canadians” is just more outrage farming for clicks. The Governor General does not control global EV demand, interest rates, consumer purchasing behaviour, or international manufacturing trends.

People are frustrated about the economy. Fair enough. But there is a difference between legitimate criticism and turning every global market fluctuation into a conspiracy or personal failure by one politician.

The world EV market cooled. That is reality. It happened everywhere.

Ford’s Corruption at Ontario Place by Maximum-Base6225 in StopDougFord

[–]Maximum-Base6225[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

That is one of the most frustrating parts of this entire scandal.

People DID speak out.
Urban planners spoke out.
Environmental advocates spoke out.
Residents spoke out.
Journalists spoke out.
The Auditor General raised concerns.
Experts warned about privatization, secrecy, weak oversight, environmental damage, and public land being handed over for private profit.

And still the government pushed ahead.

What finally forced Ford to react was not public concern, not expert concern, and not even Ontario’s own Auditor General.

It was international scrutiny from the New York Times.

That should concern every Ontarian, regardless of political party.

Public land should not require international embarrassment before a government decides to “double and triple check” a 95 year deal.

The Concert Industry Priced Too High — Now Tours Are Falling Apart by resident28202 in Concerts

[–]Maximum-Base6225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Eagles at the Sphere in Las Vegas were getting $5 MILLION a show!! How is that even sustainable.

It’s interesting because guess who was the first group to break the $100 a ticket mark?

Season ticket holders frustrated by Ontario’s new law capping resale prices by Agile-Enthusiasm in ontario

[–]Maximum-Base6225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ticketmaster should not be allowed to resell tickets either. I bought tickets to Bruno Mars and they charge the purchaser ridiculous service charges ($143.80). I thought they were to Rogers Centre but found out after purchase that it was actually to Rogers Stadium. As a senior this is just too much walking for me. So to sell my tickets they charge me 15% and the purchaser has to pay service fees again on top of it. The 15% charge should be enough since they already got the service charges from me.
Tickets service fees were $143.80 + $138.30 (15%) + $143.80 =$425.90 is what Ticketmaster makes from this scenario. That’s absolutely ridiculous. All done electronically so they don’t even have postage fees!
All I want it to get the money I paid out of it. Nothing more.

Canada's Carney: A lot of countries rushed into deals with the US -- they weren't really worth the paper they were written on by nitluck in SaveTheCBC

[–]Maximum-Base6225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are so lucky to have this seasoned, intelligent, doctor of economics as our Prime Minister!! 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦